draw to

draw (something) to

To shut or close something. Oh, I drew the bedroom drapes to so that I could take a nap this afternoon.
See also: draw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

draw someone or something to(ward) someone or something

to pull someone or something to someone or something. She drew him toward her and kissed him. Todd drew the child toward the light.
See also: draw

draw something to

to close or nearly close something, such as curtains, drapes, etc. She drew the drapes to and turned on the lights. Please draw the door to as you leave, but don't shut it all the way.
See also: draw
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • out of one's
  • let something drop
  • #dead
  • (I've) got to go
  • do someone or something justice
  • a lulu
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APPLICATION: Reducing the press-to-dryer draw to 2% or less can help compensate for a loss of internal strength in high-solids surface sizing.
The results showed that the internal strength of surface-sized paper can be increased by reducing the press draw to 2% or lower.
Summaries of January 2005 peer-reviewed papers
Children draw to try and make sense of their experiences -quite often you will see them talking to themselves as they are drawing, having a conversation with themselves.
Weekend: THE BIG DREW; Drawing is not just about making pretty pictures -it can open up whole new worlds. Caroline Foulkes reports
Compounds, however, draw to the mechanical stop of the wheel or cam, creating a mechanical draw stop.
Compound bows draw to a mechanical stop or to the valley of the cam, causing you to believe that this is your natural draw length because it feels right.
Perfect Draw Length
The degree of crystallinity increases during the second draw to values that are lower than those in single-stage (132[degrees]C) drawn film at an equivalent final draw ratio (Figure 11b).
Orientation and Crystallization in Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) During Drawing at High Temperatures and Strain Rates
Willamette, Hawesville PM2: This is a new machine started up in June 1998 using the OptiPress concept with closed draw to the dryers and the SymSizer.
A "shoe in" for printing papers: in 20 years, shoe presses have grown from an experimental technology to the press of choice for new and rebuilt paper machines